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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.208
যে-কালে বিদায় হৈলা প্রভুর চরণে ।
দুইজনার বিচ্ছেদ-দশা না যায় বর্ণনে ॥ ২০৮ ॥
ye-kāle vidāya hailā prabhura caraṇe
dui-janāra viccheda-daśā nā yāya varṇane
The scene of separation that took place when Sanātana Gosvāmī and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took leave of each other is so piteous that it cannot be described herein.
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Sanātana Gosvāmī and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took leave of each other.
Their separation was so piteous that the author says it cannot be described here.
This deeply moving farewell followed the Lord’s full instructions about Sanātana Gosvāmī’s work in Vṛndāvana.
Despair met with care. Sanātana’s wish to die is interrupted by the Lord’s protective insistence on his future service.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
After meeting Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī also returned to Bengal, where he remained for one year. Whatever money he owned, he distributed among his relatives, the brāhmaṇas and the temples.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 4
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Vipralambha · Love in separation
Separation that intensifies remembrance and longing; especially central to the confidential pastimes at Purī. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “separation”
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “vṛndāvana”
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What does this farewell reveal to me about their affection?
Pause over the farewell and write one sentence about the affection it conveys.
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